# Tenkaraikottai Village, Pappireddipatti – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/pappireddipatti/tenkaraikottai/ Village · Pappireddipatti, Dharmapuri # Tenkaraikottai Tenkaraikottai is a village in Pappireddipatti sub-district of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636904**. The 2011 Census counted **5,142 people in 1,337 households**, the 9th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%. - 5,142people (2011) - 1,337households - 71.7%literacy - 636904PIN code ## Tenkaraikottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Tenkaraikottai is 636904.** Tenkaraikottai falls in Pappireddipatti sub-district, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636904 - Gram panchayatThenkaraikottai - Community development blockMorappur - Census village code643490 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tenkaraikottai from nearby towns? - Pappireddipatti (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Dharmapuri (district HQ)40 km by road - Harur (nearest town)12 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Tenkaraikottai? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Tenkaraikottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rameyanahalli - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nambipatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Tenkaraikottai known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and tapioca**. About 40% of the 1,315 hectares of village land is sown, and 479 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Tenkaraikottai Of every 100 households in Tenkaraikottai in 2011, 90 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Tenkaraikottai · ■ Pappireddipatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **90% Toilet within the home ****16%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **83% Tap water ****58%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **72% Use banking services ****47%** **51% Television ****87%** **83% Mobile phone ****58%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **8% Own their home ****94%** **94% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Tenkaraikottai? ■ Tenkaraikottai · ■ Pappireddipatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%** **69.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **965 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1003** **943 Working population ****51.8%** **53.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 62.1% for women. 61% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 586 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 911 (34%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 214 (8%) · **■** Marginal 936 (35%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Pappireddipatti - Thalanatham5,476 people - Chintalpadi5,448 people - Unisenahalli5,283 people - Menasi5,280 people - Pattukonampatty5,025 people - Kettureddipatty4,808 people - Mottankurichi4,787 people - Alapuram4,784 people [All 101 villages in Pappireddipatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/pappireddipatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tenkaraikottai?636904 - How far is Tenkaraikottai from Dharmapuri?40 km by road - What is the population of Tenkaraikottai?5,142 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tenkaraikottai in?Dharmapuri district (Pappireddipatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Tenkaraikottai?71.7% (Census 2011)